December 2008
- MAF eases restrictions for the importation of horses from Australia
23 December 2008
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has today issued a provisional import health standard (IHS) for the importation of horses from Australia, removing the existing import requirements for equine influenza. - Milestone reached with end to aerial mozzie treatments
23 December 2008
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) says good progress is being made towards the elimination of the southern saltmarsh mosquito in Coromandel with the end this week of aerial treatments. - MAF report shows farmers likely to face challenging year ahead
16 December 2008
Farmers recovering from drought are likely to have a challenging year due to rising costs coupled with economic uncertainty, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's latest report. - MAFBNZ to use fish to eradicate invasive aquatic weed from lakes
11 December 2008
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is releasing 3000 grass carp into Lakes Tutira, Waikopiro, and Opouahi today as part of its programme to eradicate the invasive aquatic weed hydrilla from the lakes. Hydrilla has not been found anywhere else in New Zealand. - MAF Briefing for Incoming Ministers - 2008 [398K PDF]
01 December 2008
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